GBBC 2013 Bird Lovers

Red Tailed Hawk

THE Great Back Yard Bird Count (GBBC) Is Back and bigger than ever. It has gone global. For those of you who have no idea what I am talking about the Audbone Socity has teemed up with the Corneal Lab of Ornotholgy to do a bird study that is now world wide.

Female Ruby Throated Hummingbird

We did our first bird count in 2003 when Alex was 5, sitting on the kitchen counter (my birdfeeder was right outside that window then) eating cheese sandwiches.  I thought it was going to be hard counting and entering in the data on-line.  But it was easy and so much fun. 





                                                                     Male Eastern Bluebirds



In all the years we have been doing the count I have yet to purchase a field guide.  I found I could get far more information than I could afford, by just going to my library and taking home 4 or 5 different field guides, and spend my money on more bird feed.

 

My Christmas gift to the birds

 This wound up being a great way to have fun, do some nature science and enjoy the lovely winged creatures we share our home with. I know this sounds and looks like an infomertian but there is no way I can earn off something that is free.  We just enjoy it so much I have to share this every year. 

Click on Owl to go to the GBBC



We have some new neighbors that just moved in....

We are so fortunate, the kids and I really enjoy birds...and we are ecstatic over having some hawks as neighbors. I woke one morning to their calls along with the crows, what a ruckus.
Evidently there were two couples wanting the same property. I ran outside with only my slippers and robe on, but I was armed with my camera.

One thing I found very amazing...the other birds didn't leave and continued to visit the feeder. Then I realized that its just us humans who run around in fear, getting all bent out of shape on what might happen. But the birds have gone on with life as usual...so many lessons I learn from nature.